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Can't believe they would trade a guy who had more pts and a +18 for a guy the Dawgs placed on waivers and was a -23 who was put out on the trading block with no takers before he was waived.

I don't think you can compare stats when Macon is the one of the top scoring teams and Roanoke is not, along with that almost every single player in Roanoke is - so once again there's no comparison that can accurately be made. We wish Moroso the best! The waiving seemed sketchy since we played short on Saturday so that leaves us to think it was a mutual thing because i'm sure a coach is smart enough to hold off to waive a guy before a game so we have a full roster at least. Excited to see what's to come Russel scored his first goal after being traded to Macon

MOLINE — During some games, blink and you might miss seeing Chris Izmirlian on the ice for the Quad City Mallards.

But his contributions to the team’s recent surge don’t go unnoticed.

Izmirlian has spent much of his time since joining the Mallards from the Southern Professional Hockey League as the team’s 10th forward. Despite spending several games seeing just a handful of shifts, the rookie and Yale graduate has been a valuable addition, particularly on the penalty kill.

“He’s done it all,” said Mallards coach Phil Axtell. “He uses that Yale education and is really good on the penalty kill. He does his job, he’s not a liability and I’m happy he’s here.”

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With Macon currently in fourth place in the SPHL, it’s likely that at some point Izmirlian, who has one goal and two assists with the Mallards, will be sent back to help the Mayhem’s playoff push.

But he’s making enough of an impression that Axtell said he’d definitely consider making him a returning piece next season.